A MIGRANT BOAT LOADED WITH ABOUT 150 PEOPLE WAS DROWNED OFF THE NORTHERN COAST OF CYPRUS, KILLING 19 PEOPLE, 103 MIGRANTS WERE RESCUED WHILE 25 OTHERS ARE MISSING.

It was reported that a migrant boat which carried about 150 people capsized off the northern coast of Cyprus, killing 19 people, 103 were rescued while 25 others are missing. Rescue crews are searching for the 25 missing passengers according to the report. The 103 rescued passengers have been taken to Turkey and the injured ones are being treated in a hospital. The cause of the boat sinking has not been determined and also the passengers nationalities have not been confirmed. Thousands of migrants mostly from the Middle East and Africa who are fleeing their countries due to war and poverty have attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe which is a perilous journey.Source: Viewers Corner News.